You may not have realized it, but the first time you hear this song is long before you ever hear the lyrics. It's actually the acoustic piece playing as Shane and Oliver walk up the steps and share that off-screen kiss outside the Ephlat Lounge. Unfortunately, the next time you hear it with lyrics is when Oliver moves Shane's desk out of his sight-line in the DLO.

It was the heartbreaking ballad that perfectly captured Oliver's longing for Shane to return home, remaining faithful to the promises he made to tend to her garden and squeaky porch swing, as well as to find Gabe.

"God Trying To Get Your Attention" - Keb' Mo'

Due to unfortunate editing, there's a line about finding "higher ground" that you can only hear if you listen very carefully as soon as the scene begins. It's the song we hear when the POstables finally find Gabe. It's also symbolic because one of the last discussions Shane and Oliver had was about discerning the Will of God.

"Loola Loo" - Keb' Mo'

His heart to the point of breaking, Oliver makes the decision to try and track down Shane, and this song about looking for someone deeply missed is apropos for Oliver's journey to Langley, VA in pursuit of Shane.

It was the tune you couldn't help but sing along with and had embedded in it a universal truth we could all benefit from. Not to mention it was a the tune Hattie not only remembered, but could sing along to---lots of double-meaning there.

"Claire de lune" - Claude Debussy

What struck me about this music choice is that one of the more prominent times we heard it was duringFrom Paris With Love when Oliver met Holly for drinks. I still haven't figured out what that means, but I can at least tell you it's the song underlying this beautiful moment in Higher Ground.

One heck of a soundtrack, right?! What a beautiful compliment to an incredible story of love, loss and reunions. Can't wait to add these to my SSD playlist!

I seriously think this is my favorite soundtrack out of all of the SSD films. Each film usually has 1 or 2 songs that I'm drawn to, but Higher Ground has surpassed them all with every song going on my SSD playlist - I'll definitely be listening to more Keb' Mo' in the future!

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Teresa

2/22/2017 11:16:15 am

I agree. Every song has a strong meaning and connection in this movie.

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Bonnie

2/22/2017 01:32:20 pm

The music was perfect for each scene. Thanks for pointing out where each song was used. I downloaded them and created a playlist for future enjoyment.

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Beth

2/22/2017 09:12:27 pm

The music in this movie was the best!

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bbmk

2/22/2017 11:24:32 pm

Beautiful music! As a music educator, I need to clarify that a "song" contains lyrics. Debussy's piece is not a song. Instrumental music should not be referred to as a "song". Nonetheless, the musical selections are always fabulous on SSD.

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Mary

3/6/2017 04:20:58 pm

I'm looking for the background music, in Higher Ground when Shane reveals the saved letters for Oliver. It's a beautiful piano piece. Anyone know the name of it?

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Viki Williams

3/9/2017 11:06:24 pm

Claire de lune by Claude Debussy was the instrumental piece at the end of the movie as well as in a couple of other places.